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Union Minister Arun Jaitley has slammed the opposition for politicising the issue of mob lynching.

He said the government unequivocally condemns the killings of human beings in the name of protecting cows and said "violence can never be a partisan issue and oppression in the name of cow won't be tolerated."

Defending the government in Rajya Sabha, Jaitley said "Wherever acts of violence and lynching have erupted, legal proceedings and charge sheets have been filed in a systematic way."

"The government's stand is clear. Nobody is allowed to do that (lynching in the name of cow protection). There is no rationalisation, no arguments of sentiments being hurt can be an explanation for this. And, the government is absolutely committed," he said.

Noting that the Prime Minister had spoken thrice against cow vigilantism, he said "no amount of sympathy" will be shown for those who indulge in lynching and "law will certainly take its own course."